Pumpkin Sock-It-To-Me Cake & Butter Maple Glaze

By Diane Hopson Smith
@DeeDee2011

Playing around in the pantry today, I came up with a different take on the classic Sock-it-to-Me Cake by adding pumpkin to the batter and a making a maple glaze to top it off.

Hope you enjoy!

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1: (16.5-oz) yellow cake mix
1/2 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp: cinnamon, ground
1/4 tsp: nutmeg
2/3 c: vegetable oil
1 c: sour cream
4 large: eggs
1: (15-oz) can pure pumpkin
1/2 c: raisins, optional (don't soak, cake is very moist)
1/2 c: chopped pecans
3 Tbsp: brown sugar
2 tsp: cinnamon, ground
2 Tbsp: butter
1/4 c: brown sugar
2 Tbsp: buttermilk
1 Tbsp: pure maple syrup
1/2 tsp: butter flavoring
1 1/2 c: powdered sugar
: add'l buttermilk if needed

How to Make Pumpkin Sock-It-To-Me Cake & Butter Maple Glaze

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bundt pan. (at least a 10 cup bundt pan)
2Whisk together cake mix, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in large bowl of mixer. Make a "well"; add oil, sour cream, eggs and pumpkin. Blend on low speed for about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in raisins.
3Pour 1/2 of batter into a prepared bundt pan. Sprinkle filling evenly over batter. Pour remaining batter on top.
4Bake for 1 hour or until cake tested inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on rack for 10 to 15 minutes. Invert onto large plate; cool completely and then glaze. For best results, let cake sit over night before diving in!
5FILLING: Mix well; set aside until ready to use.
6GLAZE: Brown butter in sauce pan over medium heat just until a deep golden brown. Watch closely as the butter can burn quickly. Remove from heat once you've reached desired color.
7Stir in brown sugar and buttermilk and return to heat; reduce heat. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved and no longer grainy. Stir in maple and vanilla; set aside to cool.
8Add powered sugar; stir until creamy. If glaze seems too thick, add additonal buttermilk or milk until desired consistency.